Posts tagged with "Marc-Andre Fleury"

August 12th, 2017Repeating as Stanley Cup champs isn’t easy. In fact, before the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ridiculous 2017 run, it hadn’t been done since before the salary cap era, when the Detroit Red Wings repeated as champions in 1998. Of course, the Wings probably spent around $60 million on their team—adjusted for inflation, that's about $90...

July 30th, 2017In the wake of the NHL's first expansion draft in 17 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves with a large hole to fill in the roster, and Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi found himself a free agent.
The Penguins didn't have to wait long to find a suitable replacement for Marc-Andre Fleury with some NHL tenure to supplement and...

July 28th, 2017You want star power? The Vegas Golden Knights have star power. In net at least.
The NHL's 31st franchise is less than two months away from hitting the ice for the first time. I doubt any NHL city has the buzz that Las Vegas has for three preseason games. While there's a lot that can happen between now and then in the way of roster...

July 24th, 2017
10 NHL Teams Trending Up for 2017-18
10 NHL Teams Trending Down for 2017-18
Training camps don’t start until mid-September.
At least 30 serviceable free agents are still available — enough for one per team.
However, by and large, the off-season work in terms of roster building is already complete.
That means,...

June 26th, 2017The day finally arrived. It was talked about for well over a year, but the much-anticipated departure of Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury came and went last week. The Penguins will have to find a way to cope without their great friend and teammate.
For Fleury, though, he couldn't have landed in a much better place....

June 24th, 2017It's official. The Vegas Golden Knights are a real-life hockey team. With uniforms and everything.
On a day when the high temperature in the Las Vegas Valley shot all the way up to 113, team owner Bill Foley and general manager George McPhee announced the 30 players that will help field the inaugural roster for the NHL's 31st...

June 23rd, 2017In the end, it was Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford who couldn’t come up with a crucial save.
After the emergence of young goaltender Matt Murray over the past two seasons, Pittsburgh deemed Marc-Andre Fleury expendable.
Once Fleury waived his no movement clause, it was Rutherford who ultimately left Fleury...

June 21st, 2017The Vegas Golden Knights are primed and ready to pluck unprotected prime players from NHL teams. The Carolina Hurricanes are one of those teams, and the consensus is that they will get plucked hard at the net before the expansion dust settles. Whether this will hurt the 'Canes in the short-term or longer will remain to be seen. But, with...

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